Cuba's Academic Advantage: Why Students in Cuba Do Better in School

by Martin Carnoy

Book Overview

In this book, Martin Carnoy explores the surprising success of the Cuban educational system, where the average elementary school student learns much more than her Latin American peers. In developing the case for Cuba's supportive social context and centralized management of education, Carnoy asks important questions about educational systems in general. How responsible should government be for creating environments that encourage academic achievement?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804755973
• ISBN13: 9780804755979
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"